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ASHOK KASHINATH DONGRE
B.E.(Mech),MIE,FIV, Approved Valuer, MOT 1st ClassEngr. Certificate(Marine Engineer)
Joint Director (Retd.), Industrial Safety & Health, Govt.of Maharashtra
Chemical Disaster Expert,
Worked as Safety Officer for Nashik District in Mock Drill conducted by
National Disaster Management Authority on account of Kumbh Mela
Retired on 30.06.2015
Experience –35 Years
i) 8 Years (1978 t0 1986) as a Marine Engineer on Board the Foreign Going Ships in
the Shipping Corporation of India. As a marine Engineer, worked on various types
of ships, viz. Cargo Vessels, Bulk carriers, Oil tankers and vary large crude carriers.
Worked in different capacity on Foreign Going Ships such as 5th Engineer Officer &
Directly as 3rd Engineer Officer. The nature of work was operation maintenance &
repair of ships machineries such as main engine (20000+20000 bhp), ,Boilers, , Diesel
Generators, Pumps, Oily water separator, fresh Water Generator, Refrigeration &
Air conditioning Deck Machineries, Cranes & testing /examination of Pressure
Vessels/Lifting tackles, Stores & Inventory Control etc.
ii) IRRIGATION: Earth Moving Machineries & Administration
5 Years (1987 to 1992) as a Deputy Engineer (Mechanical) in Irrigation Department,
Government of Maharashtra. I was in charge of Sub-Division having 400 workers
strength. Administration & Execution staff / Earth work of Moving Machineries.
Valuation and Write-off of these machineries, Stores and Inventory Control etc.
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY & HEALTH
iii) a) 17 Years ( 1992 to 2009) as a Deputy Director , Industrial Safety & health, Claas-1
thro’ Public Service Commission. Has been appointed as an Inspector for enforcement of
under Factories Act, 1948 and Rules made there under The Factories Act, 1948 is a Social
Legislation passed by Parliament of India to Ratify International Labour Organization
(ILO ) Convention on Occupational Safety and Health of Workers working in different
types of Factories. The Factories such as Hazardous Processes Industries, Large Engg.
Chemicals, Major Accident Hazards Factories, Petrochemicals, Large Oil Refineries,
Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides Factories, Thermal Power Stations, and many more are visited
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for Enforcement &Inspection purpose. We see that Health & Safety Policies, Emergency
Management Plans and Safe Guarding of Machineries are in place and implanted by
Management of Factories. Emphasis is given to working environment of factories is safe &
healthy to workers and population in the vicinity. Enforcing to carry out the Medical
Examination of workers through Certifying Surgeons. Safety, Health, Welfare working
hours, prohibiting Child Labour and women employment in dangerous operations
b) Has been appointed as an Inspector under Environment Protection Act, 1986 for
enforcement of Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989. To
locate Major Accident Hazards (MAH) Units as per threshold quantities of chemical given
is done at first instance. Then concerned MAH units are asked to carry out/ prepare Safety
Studies such as Safety Audit as per IS-14489 or any other relevant national or international
standards, HAZOP/HAZAN, Maximum Credible Loss Scenario, Dispersion Modeling,
and Hazard Identification & Risk Analysis. This helps to prepare District off- Disaster
Management Plan which is done by us. The District Off- Disaster Management Plan
prepared by me in 1998 for Navi Mumbai became Model Plan for Whole Maharashtra as
declared by committee appointed by Govt. of Maharashtra. All these studies are
scrutinized by y us and necessary instructions are given to the Management for
compliance.
c) I was Chairman District Crisis Group constituted under Chemical Accidents, Emergency
Planning, Preparedness & Response Rules, 1996 to help District Administration for
Management of Manmade Disasters.
d) Has been appointed as an Inspector under Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act.
In 1997, I was in Active Group to conduct Child Labour Survey.
e) Has been appointed as a Member of Central Board of Workers Education,
Mumbai/Thane Region.
f) I formed Mutual Aid Response Group in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Akola, Yeotmal,
Amravati Buldana Districts; about 200 Mock Drills including surprised mock drills were
conducted in Member Industries, Prepared MARG Manual for Important Tel. Nos. and
Resources to be made available in case of Emergency. Safety Drawing Competitions were
conducted every year for school children
g) In association of Thane Belabur Industries Association “ Continuous Education
Programme “ was started in1998 for workers of Small Scale Factories/ unorganized Sector
to Impart training of safe handling of chemicals, Fire Fighting, First Aid, Machine
Guarding , Electrical Safety, accident prevention, and Emergency Management.1500
workers trained.
h) 4th March to 11th, March Safety Week was organized extensively every year for
Industries, Workers and Public at Large.
i) Conducted Many Training Programmes in Emergency Management for Police, Fire
Brigade Personnel Drivers transporting hazardous chemicals in Thane Belapur Area that
time Large Chemical Zone.
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j) MARG was formed foe Special Economic Zone SEEPZ, Mumbai. The Creation of
Common Crèche for children women workers and Common Medical centre in SEEPZ are
Land Mark jobs done by me.
iv) 6 Years (2009 to 30.06.2015) as a Joint Director, Industrial Safety and Health. This is
Regional Level Top supervisory Class -1 Post in Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health
a) Represented the Government of Maharashtra through Director, Industrial Safety and
Health, Maharashtra State to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Govt. Of
India, ILO Delhi, Central Crisis Group of Ministry of Environment& Forest (MOEF),
Ministry of Labour & Employment , Director General Factories Advice Service & Labour
Institute, Mumbai, Many Working Groups of Amendment to Factories Act, 1948 and Rules,
Chief Inspector of Factories National Conference.FICCI
b) I Was Member of Selection Committee of “Competent Person (Pressure Vessels and
Lifting Tackles)”. I was Chairman of selection Committee of “Authorized Certifying
Surgeon and First Aid Training Institute “ for State of Maharashtra.
c) Active Part for starting of Mahashramm web site from BPR to final.
d) Conducted Safety Drawing Competition for Municipal School if Mumbai Every Year
(More than 800 Students per year) from 2009 t0 2013.
e) Represented State of Maharashtra for “ 53rd,All India Conference of Chief Inspector
Factories “ in May at Bhopal, May at Jamnagar & June, 2014 atMumbai
f) Member of Many “Technical Working Groups” to amend The Factories Act, 1948 and
Rules made there under formed by Director General of Factories Advice Service & Labour
Institute
g) Many Rules and simplification of Annual Return i.e. Form no.27 and web site formed for
the same for easy use to Management
h) Conducted 15 Programmes of school Children for Safety Drawing & Poster Competition
total out reach 8000 students since 2000 to 2009 at Mumbai
i) Delivered Lectures on eve of Safety week every year since Joining 21 years on industrial
safety & Health in many Factories .Total Out reach 15000 workers.
j) Delivered Lectures for FICCI, IIP ,Employers Association of India , Association of
Certifying Surgeon of Maharashtra and Many more
v) Awards & Associations
. a)Received “ Uttam Karyakata Puraskar “ of Maharashtra State Gazetted Officer’s
Association in 2010 with auspicious hands of Hon. Shri Ashok Chavanji ,that time
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
b) Received “ Udyog Mitra Puraskar “ of Akola Industries Association in 2009 with
auspicious hands of Hon. Shri Shekhavat ,husband of Her Excellency Ex. Presidend of
India
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c) I was President of “ Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health Association Of
Maharashtra “ for 10 Years ( 2000 to 2010 )
d) I was Vice President of “of Maharashtra State Gazetted Officer’s Association “ for
the year 2010 to 2013 Years
The Various Programmes Conducted by DISH in association with NIMA, AIMA, STICE,
NIPM, LUB, IE (I), NICE & Other associates:-
1. Participation in Industry Onsite Emergency Management Exercise: More than
125 Mock Drills have been conducted in different industries in last 23 months.
2. Seminar on Fire act & Regulations-27th Sept-13: Outreach more than 200
participated in this seminar.
3. Seminar on Power press & M/c guard safety-21st Oct-13 = Outreach more than
260 participated in this seminar.
4. Seminar on safe handling of chlorine-23rd Jan-14= Outreach more than 100
participated in this seminar.
5. Seminar on PPE &Work permit system-7th Feb-14 & Emergency drill award for
MAH industries-7th Feb-14 = 2000
6. In March 2014 : Safety week celebrations: Outreach to specially abled children --
1st time in Nashik= 159, 879 students from 67 schools in Sinnar Taluka, Also in
Dindori & Igatpuri taluka= 100 each. Unique and uniform banners regarding
safety & health displayed during safety week in 150 factories.
7. Worked as a safety officer in command staff of DDMA Nashik in the National
Level Off-Site Mock Drill conducted in June 2014 b y NDMA for preparation of
upcoming Kumbha Mela.
8. Multi Scenario Mock Drill i.e. Bomb threat & explosion of one bomb in LPG
filling area converted to Industrial Disaster in HPCL LPG bottling plant on 8th
July 2014.
9. Seminar on Fire prevention-total loss control-18th July-14=1200 Participants
10. Seminar on Occupational health requirements-25th July-14= 70 Participants
11. Training on Disaster Management by DMI Bhopal-16th & 17th Oct-14=110
Participants
12. GRAND SAFETY AWARD FUNCTION ON 06 Jan-15
13. INAUGRATION OF GREEN BOOK i.e Unique Handbook for Chemical
Emergency- Ready recknor for District Authorities & First responders
AND SAETY CALANDERS ON 06 Jan-15.
14. Expert Lecture on Small factories Bill,2014 at IMRT College on 07th January
(Organised by NIPM)= 150 Participants.
15. Safety Audit Training Programme at NIPM hall at 20.02.2015= 72 Participants
16. Safety Rally – 4th March 2015: Grand Motorcycle Rally in Satpur and Ambad
> 2000 participation
17. Safety Drawing And Poster Competition: Specially abled children 08.03.15 =379
Participants.
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18. Multi-scenario Mock-Drill: HPCL LPG Bottling:26 March 2015 : QRT, BDDS
Involved along with DISH & District Administration & Police.
19. TRAINING PROGRAM ON SAFETY AUDIT RULES - 2014: Two Programs on
23.04.15 with over 65 participants
20. TRAINING PROGRAM ON ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS: Outreach > 1000
participants from Industries on 7th May-2015
21. NIMA IR- HR Committee Program: Proposed Amendments in Labor Laws & IR
–HR Issues in Nashik: Outreach > 280 participants from Industries on 8th May-
2015 =273 Participants.
22. CLI – INDUSTRIAL SAFETY & HEALTH AWARENESS CAMP AIMA Ambad
Nashik on 29th May-2015=200 Participants.
23. Series of First Aid Training Programme=Target 1000 Persons.
a. 09.06.2015: Ambad-Satpur at NIPM Hall=87 Participants.
b. 16.06.2015: Manmad at BPCL Manmad=60 Participants.
c. 17.06.2015: Jalgaon=82 Participants.
d. 18.06.2015: Malegaon-Sinnar at NIMA Hall= 65 Participants.
e. 22.06.2015: Igatpuri at NIPM Hall Nashik 64 Participants.
f. 23.06.2015: Satpur M&M= 52 Particiapants.
24. a. Table Top Exercise at Collector Office Niyojan Bhavan on 18.06.2015.
b. Offsite Mock Drill by DDMA Nashik- Drowning, Building Collapse & Fire at
Kushawart, Tryambakeshwar on 19.06.2015.
c. Offsite Mock Drill by DDMA Nashik-Drowning, Stampade & Fire at Ram
Kund, Goda-Ghat Nashik on 20.06.2015.
(Observers from MARG only).
25. Surprise Mock Drill at Delta Magnets on 23.06.2015.
26. Practical Demonstration & Seminar: Working at Height & Fragile Roof on
25.06.2015.
27. Special Mock Drill at defense factory HAL Ozar on 26.06.2015= 75 Participants
from MARG (different Factories).
Due to above Safety AwarenessPrograms, afterhis joining at
Nashik, there is a drastic reduction (up to 50%)is observedin the
serious accidents.
